I.O.I’s final moments together were filled with laughter and tears.
After their last concert together on January 22, the members of I.O.I went out for dinner along with their families. They were also joined by employees of their agency, as well as staff members who helped form the group on Mnet’s “Produce 101” and beyond.
That day was meant to be a special day just for the members. Everyone got together to congratulate the members of I.O.I, who have been busy with group and individual activities. The managers who told some of the members to leave early because they had scheduled activities the next day were told off by their seniors. The general consensus was, “Just for today, leave them to do whatever they want to do.”
The night began with a samgyupsal (pork belly) party. The members who are old enough even had a few drinks. Lim Nayoung went around pouring drinks out for staff members to show her appreciation for them.
The families of the members also had a good time. Jeon Somi’s father had everyone laughing when he came with a bundle of health drinks for curing hangovers. Zhou Jieqiong’s mother and Kim Sohye’s father were also in attendance.
PD Ahn Joon Young of “Produce 101” and PD Won Seung Yeon of KBS’s “Music Bank” were also there. Won Seung Yeon gave I.O.I their first opportunity to appear in a music show run by one of the three major broadcasting companies. Han Dong Chul, the former department head of Mnet who headed “Produce 101,” was also there.
It finally came time for everyone to leave. All the members started crying as they headed for the door. There were some who cried as they said, “This is our last day together, and we couldn’t even watch a movie together because we’re all busy.”
This was where everyone else stepped in to help the girls out. They gave I.O.I permission to stay in the dorm rooms for one more night, except for a few members who couldn’t possibly cancel their scheduled activities the next day. Thus continued I.O.I’s last night together.
We’re sad to see them go but it’s so great to hear how everyone helped out to make sure I.O.I enjoyed their last moments together for as long as possible!
Source: i.o.i TIMESLIP, K-Girlgroups Stanner, Osen via soompi, dodojyu
I'm going to miss the girls together.
Edit: I replaced the Downpour fancam with the official performance.

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Date: 2017-01-23 07:39 pm (UTC)I also feel really sad for the Korean fans, I read that apparently YMC will close down the fan cafe after January, what the hell?! It's not like they pay to mantain it, right? That's messed up, let the fans have a space to talk with each other about their favourite group, dammit :'(
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Date: 2017-01-23 08:03 pm (UTC)Either way I fucking love them and I am a 150% not acknowledging this split. Especially since some of my faves are going back to basic groups TT
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Date: 2017-01-23 08:36 pm (UTC)I'll miss this group so much and probably spend the next few years lamenting what could have been. I'm absolutely convinced that even though a few of their careers will go well, they'll never achieve seperately the heights that I.O.I could have reached. Plus you know there's a few members who are just gonna fade into the background of Kpop from now on. Seriously a shame.
I'll be supporting all of them though <3
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Date: 2017-01-23 08:37 pm (UTC)I'm gonna miss this group much more than I thought I would
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Date: 2017-01-23 09:03 pm (UTC)cheer up, everyone
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Date: 2017-01-23 09:49 pm (UTC)that sejeong akgae thing was on point
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Date: 2017-01-23 10:24 pm (UTC)what nayoung fansite are they talking about?
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Date: 2017-01-24 03:07 am (UTC)LMFAO
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Date: 2017-01-23 09:22 pm (UTC)yoojung is such a pure emotional baby
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Date: 2017-01-23 09:36 pm (UTC)her voice is so powerful and she's only 17, i can't wait to see how she grows.
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Date: 2017-01-24 12:16 am (UTC)It's weird but I feel like even with 11 members each and every single girl had a unique identity and brought something different to the table, but with their respective groups (Mina in Gugudan and Yeonjung in WJSN for example), they don't shine as much, even WITH Yeonjung singing 50%+ of WJSN songs... idk
Also how pissed was Sejeong at that confetti preventing her from belting out her last Downpour performance. She looked at Chungha as though she was gonna cut someone lmfao.
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Date: 2017-01-24 07:03 am (UTC)I'm going to miss the girls together, they had great chemistry and were such a good group
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Date: 2017-01-30 02:02 pm (UTC)It unexpectedly blew up and even those trainees not in the TOP 11 got enough exposure to book jobs/debut.
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